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15 Minutes

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This morning started out like any other. I was getting ready for work, my husband was taking the kids to school. At 7:45 a.m., Lulu was outside, the house was all to myself and I saw an opportunity to change the bed sheets. Only I took one look at my bed and decided that I was so tired, I wanted to just go back to bed. So I did. I laid down and covered up and just had one of those random thoughts about nothing moments.

In a short amount of time and without a thought in my head, I began to sing a Spanish song, Estar Contigo. The chorus says, “to be with You is the best decision I could’ve ever made. Your blessings could stop if you remained by my side. I would be complete as long as I can be with You.” All I can explain was that it was just a random shout directly from my heart to the heart of God. Then the peace of God washed over me and I felt a connection. There were no words spoken between us. Just being together was overwhelming and right.

I got up and finished getting ready. My morning completely changed in the span of 15 minutes. That’s all it took. Prayer doesn’t always have to have words. Sometimes, being together is enough. My day went so beautifully after that. Get quiet and let your heart speak.

Baby Food Giveaway A Big Success

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I was so busy during the Baby Food Giveaway that I didn’t get pictures with my camera so the pictures shown are of the volunteers posing. We had lots of volunteers and that made the giveaway go smoothly. It really was a privilege to be able to give food away to families who could really use it! I’m sure more pics are to come. We have video as well. Here’s a tiny glimpse at the crew.

Hope For The Future

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I have a diva room. That’s the blessing of having kids move out of your home. Suddenly you have rooms that no longer have a purpose. So I decided to make a reading room. My chaise lounge and a couple of shabby chic end tables in a pink and brown room with a leopard print carpet and curtains were the main pieces.

Notice an old typewriter that I found that reminded of when I was a kid before we had computers. Isn’t it cute all painted?

I also have my workout equipment in there, my treadmill and pilate ball and weights.

But there is one thing that I bought recently that brings me hope for my future.

Yes! It’s a hope chest. It was built in February 1950 and manufactured by Lane. It’s lined inside and the smell of cedar is nice and soothing. I so far have only put a few things in there just some plates my grandmother gave me, Time’s 2000-2009 special edition magazine, and some pillowcases my mother embroidered.

I am making a keepsake for a granddaughter that only God has met so far. I know she’s somewhere in my future and I don’t know where or when she will arrive but she has a gift waiting for her when she is a teenager and ready to receive memories of the women who formed the generations before her. I haven’t met her yet but I know her personality. I know she will be strong, wise, opinionated, and she will have a soul that is passionate and beautiful just as the women who came before her. I have hope for the future of an unborn baby, created before the foundation of the world to be born to her generation at her appointed time to enter our universe so I carefully put things away her.

I look forward to the day I will hold her in my arms and whisper my prayers for her future to her and let her know how long I have waited for her. I anticipate the day I learn the name her parents have given her. I have a vision of the time I will spend with her. Maybe there will be a day when she crawls around in the diva room! I’m not in a hurry and I can wait for as long as it takes. For now, I am content to  collect things for her, to have breakable things on the surfaces of furniture and have Lulu’s squeaky toys left on the rug.

As my husband sings, “I’m somewhere in the future and I look much better than I look right now.” One day, I will be a grandmother and it will be great.

Couple Down Time

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So my husband and I took off for a few days of rest. We stayed in South Lake Tahoe and took a drive to Virginia City. It’s a beautiful drive with lots of great scenery. We got off along the way to take some pictures and do some walking. After all, not having an agenda is the goal!

It was such a gorgeous day, the snow is melting, the sun is out and it’s a good time to be outdoors.

Isn’t the lake just the best sight? Imagine that God made this all for YOU!

My husband decided that if he was going to live in Virginia City then he wanted to be the Sheriff. He is a Louis L’amour fan! Then we saw this church. When it was built it cost $12,000. Man, talk about a cost of living increase. I wonder what they’d think of what we’ve paid to have our church put back together?

It’s been a good time off. Now it’s time to head home and get back to work! I’m blessed to work, and I’m blessed to have a good man to share my life with. Some things we should never take for granted!

In The Still Of The Morning

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Sitting in a restaurant in Culver City last October, I told my friend Cynthia that I believed that, that moment, was my last few days of rest before the church was built. We’ve been happily rebuilding since, have started the RMA Re-store and continued on with our ministry.

I forgot about our annual trip. Most every year, my husband brings me here at this time. Sometimes we come to ski. Well to be honest, I ski one day then the other few days we are here, I bundle up in warm clothes and walk or shop or drink coffee. I didn’t think we’d get to come this year.

We arrived in South Lake Tahoe for a few days of rest. I walked in, put my pj’s and socks on and sat down with a book. In the stillness, I was asleep in no time. I woke up at 2 a.m. just long enough to settle deeper into the blankets and sleep again. Now here we are at 4:45 a.m. and I am wide awake.

Looking out the window, there is a beautiful layer of snow and I know there are people here to ski in that snow. I don’t think we’ll get to ski this year but it sure does feel good to just sit and take a deep breath before we cross the finish line of a church that is complete.

We will head home in a few days to finish up our church. Currently the sheet rock is going up and the last of the sprinkler system is being installed. I go back to pick texture design and paint color, tile for the bathrooms and baptistry and carpet. We are in the home run part of the process.

But I get ahead of myself. For today, the Lord has blessed me with a few days of sleep, and reading and silence to hear his voice. I’m listening. I’m still and I’m ever so grateful to my Lord for my life.

A Dog’s Life

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Getting ready for the day means each morning seeing my husband off to work, then getting myself ready for work. Today I was jealous of Lulu. She hopped on my bed after a quick trip outside, cuddled under the comforter and was staring at the TV and yawning. Yep, sometimes I wish things were just that easy!

Lulu the wonder dog!

Superbowl Sunday 2010

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Enjoy the game everyone! I love football and even though my team isn’t in it, I look forward to snacking and yelling at the television as I determine I would know what to do if I had ever actually played in a real game!

Hope you all voted for Casket in the Doritos challenge and as always we’ll be talking about the commercials all afternoon! YAY!

Find Your Wings

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As my son Anthony moved out of town 4 hours away, I’ve really been looking back. Now that my daughter Casey has graduated from college and is working and living her adult life about 20 minutes from Anthony, I’ve really been looking back. Time flies so quickly with your children. It seems like yesterday they were babies and now they are grown and off on their own. We talk on the phone, by text and Facebook, but the days of baseball and cheerleading competitions are long gone.

I knew they were only mine for a season. I knew they weren’t really mine forever. I tied them to my apron strings and held them close to my heart and taught them to be good citizens who love God and who are kind productive members of society. Some days were beyond easy and some days were crazy hard but all in all it was good. I loved being a mom. It was truly my greatest job ever. My role is different now but I will be forever blessed to have these two in my life.

If you are a parent, cherish this time with your children. It will be gone before you have time to catch your breath. Whenever I hear this song on the radio I think of what it means to raise a child and how it really is true. Our roots as parents, if they are planted in good soil and tended carefully, will help them find their wings.